Will Hooley passed all scans after sustaining a head injury and will continue his recovery as part of Head Injury Assessment (HIA) protocol.
Medical staff are still assessing ankle injuries to both David Ainu’u and Paul Lasike.
Updates on all three players will be communicated in conjunction with the release of the match-day squad to face France.
The Men’s Eagles will play France in their second matchup of Rugby World Cup on Oct 2, KO 4:45 PM JST at Fukuoka Hakatanamori Stadium, LIVE on NBCSN and NBC Sports Gold.
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